Mother's Day was initiated by a woman named Jarvis and founded by her daughter anna jarvis.

Mrs Jarvis was a mother of 65,438+00 children, and was then the director of the church Sunday school in grafton. After the American Civil War aimed at liberating slaves, she was in charge of the Memorial Day course at school. Jarvis is a kind-hearted and compassionate woman.

She told the story of heroes who died for justice in the war. Looking at the childish faces of the children in the audience, an idea suddenly came to my mind: didn't mothers contribute so many brave soldiers to the motherland to ensure the victory of the war?

Didn't these unknown mothers suffer the greatest pain and sacrifice because of their sons' bloody battles? So she suggested setting up a memorial day or Mother's Day to give these ordinary women some comfort and express their filial piety to their mothers. Unfortunately, Mrs Jarvis died before this wonderful wish came true.

Her daughter, anna jarvis, witnessed the hardships that her mother paid in the process of raising herself and her brothers and sisters, and deeply felt that her mother's proposal was reasonable. Therefore, she wrote dozens of letters and sent them to the US Congress. The local governor and women's organizations proposed to set up Mother's Day. Under her repeated appeals, this proposal has been widely responded and supported by the society.

19 14, American President Wilson solemnly announced that the second Sunday of May every year, that is, the anniversary of Mrs. Jarvis' death, was designated as Mother's Day. The American government also stipulates that every family should hang the national flag on Mother's Day to show respect for their mothers. Because Mrs Jarvis loved carnations before her death, this flower became a symbol of Mother's Day.

Mother's Day is a festival full of human warmth. On this day, the male members of the family should be responsible for all the housework, and every child should do something to make his mother happy to express his filial piety. Even children in different places should call their mothers to congratulate them. On this day, Americans wear a flower on their chest.

If mother is alive, wearing a colorful flower means happiness; If mother dies, wear a white flower to express grief.

After Mother's Day was founded, it also won the support of people all over the world. When anna jarvis was alive, Mother's Day had been established in 43 countries. Today, more countries celebrate this festival. Mother's Day has become a veritable international festival. Traditionally, May 1 1 day is "International Mother's Day".

Famous sayings about maternal love:

1, a loving mother loves her son, not in return.

-Liu An

My mother loves me so much that I will try my best to prove that this love is worth it.

Xia Jiaer

The sweetest word a person's lips can utter is mother, and the best call is "mother".

Gibran

There is one of the most beautiful voices in the world, and that is the mother's call.

-Dante

5. Motherly love will never be exhausted. This shows that maternal love is very great and will always be with us.

-Gonchard

6. A loving mother's arm is made of love. How can a child sleep in it without sweetness?

Hugo

7, only the inch of long grass is a little sentimental, and it is reported to be three spring rays.

-Meng Jiao's Wandering Sons

8. Motherly love-can be compared with the artist's love for works.

-Nietzsche's passion and the feeling of genius

9. Motherly love is the most magical antidote, which can solve many injuries.

-Liu Yong

10, maternal love is like that longan, no matter how dry the skin is, there will always be sweet juice hidden inside.

-Chi Zijian's Longan and Umbrella

1 1. Motherly love is only known to mothers.

Walter montague

12, maternal love is a huge flame.

-romain rolland's mother and son

13, what deserves praise in maternal love is not the mother's love for the baby, but the mother's love for the growing child.

-Fromm's The Art of Love

14, the most beautiful scene in the world is when I miss my mother.

-romain rolland

15, we can find narcissistic factors in maternal love. Because she has always regarded the child as a part of herself, the mother's love and obsession with the child may be a satisfaction for narcissism.

-Fromm's The Art of Love